One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

[Goat Whisperer]

Where have you read that? Know lots of folks who have bred does that eat pine trees.

 

[NH homesteader]

I don't even remember. I read it a long time ago when I first got my goats. I'll see if I have it bookmarked or saved somewhere

 

[Green Acres Farm]

Where have you read that? Know lots of folks who have bred does that eat pine trees.

I've read that, too. My goats eat it all the time though.

 

[TAH]

x3

 

[TAH]

Perfect weather to run around in...right?
I love the snow and cold weather.

 

[OneFineAcre]

I read somewhere that pine trees can cause abortions in pregnant does. Evidently that is not a huge issue if you've been doing this! They look thrilled!

Don't believe everything you read on the inter web

Besides the Christmas tree we have tons of pines and cedars on our property and I feed them cuttings year round particularly in the winter when all are bred

 

[NH homesteader]

If you google it, it appears that I am not the only one who has heard this!

It appears that pine trees cause abortions in cattle (one of the cattle experts can confirm), so the suggestion is to avoid in case. But I am still trying to find where I read it originally. Don't know.

 

[Southern by choice]

Don't believe everything you read on the inter web

Besides the Christmas tree we have tons of pines and cedars on our property and I feed them cuttings year round particularly in the winter when all are bred

I think there is a certain pine that can do damage but OFA is right don't believe everything you read and pine needles and bark are high in tannin and help in reducing parasitic load.
We feed pine branches often. When the goats need it they eat it. They love cedar and will kill it!

 

[OneFineAcre]

So I think our house is really well insulated
We were told that it was built for a builder for himself

So we have an eclectic heat pump
The high today was 28 degrees

At lunch the thermostat was at 70 and it was 70 on the house

I fired up the redneck fireplace

I turned the thermostat down to 68 so the heat pump would turn off

I closed the door to the master bedroom and guest bedroom

I ran the redmeck fireplace for
40 mins and the temp got up to 73 degrees

Turned it off

It took 2 hours for temp to drop to 70

Fired it up for 30 mins and then turned off

We have a gas stove top and Mairine cooked a pot of soup

We haven't run the redmeck fireplace for more than 2 hrs total today and our heat pump hasn't kicked on all day

 

[Southern by choice]